allow for (something)

to consider particular facts that relate to something.

If you own stock, you must allow for the possibility that it will lose value.

Related vocabulary: take something into account, make allowances for someone/something

• commit to memory something
• common ground
• common-or-garden
• common touch
• compare apples and oranges
• compare notes
• conk out
• connect the dots
• contradiction in terms
• contrary to popular belief
• contrary to popular opinion
• conventional wisdom
• conversation piece
• cook goose
• cookie-cutter
• cook someone's goose
• cook the books
• cook up
• cook up something
• cool as a cucumber
• cool customer
• cool down
• cool head
• cool heels
• Cool it!